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Minnesota Vikings WR Charles X. Johnson is "far and away our best receiver," according to offensive coordinator Norv Turner. Johnson emerged as QB Teddy Bridgewater's No. 1 target in the second half of last season, ending with 31 catches for 475 yards. Turner has high hopes for Johnson in 2015 with his knee injury even further behind him.

Fantasy Tip: The chemistry that Johnson built with Bridgewater last season is very important, and it'll likely continue in 2015. Aside from Johnson, Greg Jennings may be on his way out, and Cordarrelle Patterson didn't do anything to endear himself to the team. Consider Johnson a WR4 with upside in this year's drafts.

Green Bay Packers WR Charles X. Johnson dropped a pair of passes in practice Monday, Aug. 26, which is not helpful for a guy who survived the first wave of cuts, but is still battling for a job.

Fantasy Tip: Johnson is battling Jeremy Ross, Tyrone Walker and Myles White, among others, for the No. 5 receiver job. It is uncertain if the team will keep five or six receivers, but what is clear is that the fifth receiver, even in Green Bay, will have very little fantasy appeal unless injuries strike the top four.

Rodney McKissic, of the Buffalo News, reports Buffalo Bills WR Charles Johnson (foot) was injured briefly Tuesday, Aug. 19 during 11-on-11 drills when someone stepped on his foot. He was assisted off the field by two trainers but returned to practice 20 minutes later.

The Buffalo News reports Buffalo Bills QB Travis Brown had an impressive scrimmage Saturday as he bids to lock down the No. 3 QB job. He completed eight of 10 passes for 103 yards and tossed one touchdown. "I can't say enough about Travis Brown, he had a great scrimmage today," coach Gregg Williams said. "We'll be looking at getting him a lot of reps in the pre-season. We want to see him get a lot of work. Today, he was fantastic, we gave him the game ball." He hit WR Charles Johnson with five of his eight completions.

Updating an earlier story, ESPN reports the one-year contract agreed to with the Buffalo Bills by WR Charles Johnson is worth $650,000. He will count just $450,000 against the Bills 2002 salary cap. In Buffalo, he is expected to compete for the No. 4 wide receiver spot, behind starters Eric Moulds and Peerless Price and rookie WR Josh Reed.